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16-letter words containing e, n, r, o, u

  • indo-europeanist — a linguist specializing in the study, especially the comparative study, of the Indo-European languages.
  • induction course — training for new job
  • induction stroke — The induction stroke is the stroke of the piston in an internal combustion engine in which working fluid is drawn into the cylinder.
  • infinite product — a sequence of numbers in which an infinite number of terms are multiplied together.
  • inharmoniousness — The quality of being inharmonious.
  • inmos transputer — transputer
  • insulin reaction — a state of collapse caused by a decrease in blood sugar resulting from the administration of excessive insulin.
  • insurance broker — person who sells insurance policies
  • insurance policy — contract that insures sth
  • interbehavioural — relating to or involving interbehaviour
  • intercommunicate — to communicate mutually, as people.
  • interim accounts — accounts published in the course of the financial year
  • internal auditor — a person who carries out an internal audit
  • intramolecularly — In an intramolecular manner; within a molecule.
  • intraocular lens — a plastic lens implanted surgically to replace the eye's natural crystalline lens, usually because the natural lens has developed a cataract.
  • intravenous drip — the continuous, slow introduction of a fluid into a vein of the body. Abbreviation: IV.
  • inverse function — the function that replaces another function when the dependent and independent variables of the first function are interchanged for an appropriate set of values of the dependent variable. In y = sin x and x = arc sin y, the inverse function of sine is arc sine.
  • isobutyl nitrite — butyl nitrite.
  • italian vermouth — sweet vermouth
  • joint resolution — a resolution adopted by both branches of a bicameral legislative assembly and requiring the signature of the chief executive to become law.
  • josquin des prés — Josquin [zhuhs-kan;; French zhaws-kan] /ˈʒʌs kæn;; French ʒɔsˈkɛ̃/ (Show IPA), c1445–1521, Flemish composer.
  • josquin des prez — 1440?-1521; Fr. composer
  • journeyman baker — a baker who is qualified to work in the employment of another
  • judaeo-christian — of or relating to the religious writings, beliefs, values, or traditions held in common by Judaism and Christianity.
  • julius rosenberg — Alfred, 1893–1946, German Nazi ideologist and political leader, born in Estonia.
  • junior executive — a trainee position in a business or organization
  • junior flyweight — a boxer weighing up to 108 pounds (48.6 kg), between minimumweight and flyweight.
  • junior's license — a driver's license issued to people under the age of 18
  • juvenile hormone — any of a class of insect and plant hormones acting to inhibit the molting of a juvenile insect into its adult form.
  • juvenile officer — a police officer concerned with juvenile delinquents.
  • kangaroo closure — a form of closure in which the chair or speaker selects certain amendments for discussion and excludes others
  • kidney corpuscle — Malpighian corpuscle.
  • labour agreement — a contract between workers and managers setting out working conditions, wages, etc
  • labour relations — Labour relations refers to the relationship between employers and employees in industry, and the political decisions and laws that affect it.
  • labour-intensive — Labour-intensive industries or methods of making things involve a lot of workers. Compare capital-intensive.
  • labrador current — a cold ocean current flowing southwards off the coast of Labrador and meeting the warm Gulf Stream, causing dense fogs off the coast of Newfoundland
  • legion of honour — an order for civil or military merit instituted by Napoleon in France in 1802
  • lenticular cloud — a very smooth, round or oval, lens-shaped cloud that is often seen, singly or stacked in groups, near a mountain ridge.
  • liberal unionist — a Liberal who opposed Gladstone's policy of Irish Home Rule in 1886 and after
  • linux user group — (body, operating system)   (LUG) Any organisation of Linux users in a local area, university, etc., that offers mutual technical support, companionship with people of similar interests and promotes the use of Linux among computer users generally. LUGs often hold Install Fests for the general public, in which experienced Linux users explain and supervise the installation of Linux on new users' systems.
  • loire-atlantique — a department in NW France. 2695 sq. mi. (6980 sq. km). Capital: Nantes.
  • louisiana french — French as spoken in Louisiana; Cajun. Abbreviation: LaF.
  • lourenco marques — former name of Maputo.
  • lower lough erne — a lough in Northern Ireland, fed by the river Erne
  • luncheon voucher — a voucher worth a specified amount issued to employees and redeemable at a restaurant for food
  • macpherson strut — an automobile suspension-system component that consists of a strut combined with a spring and shock absorber and connects the wheel to the frame of the vehicle.
  • magnetic equator — aclinic line.
  • manhood suffrage — the right of adult male citizens to vote
  • marsh cinquefoil — a variety of cinquefoil, Potentilla palustris, that grows in marshy areas
  • mass destruction — devastation on a large scale
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